The UK stock market has been out of favour for a number of years now, with various headwinds deterring investors. The latest reason to shy away from the UK is the phenomenal performance year-to-date of the US tech giants, the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’. The likes of Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft, have seen their share prices sizzle in response to excitement around the potential of artificial intelligence. The UK’s lack of exposure to big tech has prompted a listener to ask whether the UK stock market is still worth investing in? In this episode Kyle is joined by Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor, to tackle this topic.

On The Money is an interactive investor (ii) podcast. For more investment news and ideas, visit www.ii.co.uk/stock-market-news.

Kyle Caldwell is Collectives Editor at interactive investor.

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